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He
intreateth
of
the
liues
,
and
miracles
of
the
Saintes
in
Italie
and
of
the
eternitie
of
mens
soules
.
Translated
into
our
English
tongue
By
Ecclesiastic . cap. 1. v. 1. & 2. A wise man will searche out the wisdome of all the auncient : and keepe the sayinges of famous men .
In
earth
longe
life
.
with
happie
state
:
Queene
Anne
,
Christ
Iesus
sende
.
In
heauen
that
blisse
,
amongst
his
Saintes
:
Which
neuer
shal
haue
ende
HAD
the
consideration
of
highe
dignity
(
most
suggesting
retiring
thoughts
,
more
preuailed
,
then
the
reports
of
your
vertuous
inclination
inciting
for
warde
:
neuer
should
I
have
presumed
,
to
make
so
meane
a
person
,
knowne
to
so
great
Maiesty
.
But
the
constant
fame
of
your
Princely
partes
,
and
a
soule
not
stouping
to
transitory
toyes
,
emboldened
my
feareful
hart
:
hoping
that
with
gratious
countenance
,
you
will
beholde
the
poore
and
rich
present
,
of
your
deuoted
seruant
:
poore
in
respect
of
that
,
which
my
small
ability
affordeth
:
but
most
rich
in
regarde
of
the
thing
it selfe
,
being
a
rare
iewell
worthy
of
any
Christian
Prince
,
and
of
none
more
,
then
your
most
excellent
person
.
For
to
whom
coulde
so
heauenly
a
pearle
,
more
iustly
be
presented
,
then
to
your
royall
Highnes
:
whose
hart
Gods
grace
so
touched
,
that
when
the
glorious
beames
of
an
earthly
paradise
,
&
new
kingdome
first
saluted
,
it
mounting
aboue
all
corruptible
creature
,
and
not
complying
in
complements
with
this
false
flattering
worlde
,
thought
rather
vpon
the
perpetuall
pleasure
of
the
heauenly
paradise
,
and
that
kingdome
,
which
crowneth
Queenes
with
the
diuine
diademe
of
eternall
glory
.
For
I
haue
bene
credibly
enformed
,
how
at
that
very
tyme
,
in
the
middest
of
those
meeting
ioyes
:
and
the
very
thronge
of
those
terrestriall
pleasures
:
you
sent
for
out
of
England
,
such
principall
bookes
of
piety
and
deuotion
,
as
were
there
to
be
founde
.
A
zeale
verily
commendable
,
in
the
person
of
a
meaner
fortune
,
admirable
in
the
highnes
of
Princes
,
whose
eyes
vsually
the
vanishing
vapors
of
earthly
content
,
doe
with
false
reflexion
dazell
&
deceiue
:
but
surpassing
all
common
conceipt
,
in
such
a
spring-tide
of
the
worlds
flowing
felicity
.
God
the
inspirer
of
such
heauenly
cogitations
,
continewe
them
with
the
fire
of
his
diuine
grace
,
to
the
inflaming
of
your
soule
with
his
loue
,
that
you
may
with
encrease
of
spirit
,
walke
for
warde
in
that
heauenly
path
,
and
Many
alas
be
the
allurements
,
which
carry
many
a
mayne
from
the
following
of
vertue
,
to
the
embracing
of
vice
:
from
the
sweete
seruice
of
Christ
,
to
the
sowre
seruitude
of
Belial
:
yet
none
are
in
such
daunger
as
Potentates
and
Princes
:
whose
florishing
fortunes
,
and
transcendent
soueraigntye
,
commonly
so
bewitch
the
powers
of
the
soule
,
that
present
pleasure
profered
on
all
handes
,
is
prosecuted
with
full
saile
:
and
future
endlesse
payne
,
the
dreadfull
dregges
of
delights
enchaunting
cupp
,
is
not
thought
vpon
,
or
els
spedily
banished
;
not
to
disturbe
the
tiranny
of
false
felicity
.
And
that
which
is
lamentable
,
and
deserueth
an
ocean
of
teares
:
whereas
priuate
persons
,
finde
either
friends
that
of
charity
doe
,
or
enemies
,
that
of
malice
will
put
them
in
minde
of
their
errors
and
imperfections
:
only
the
eminent
dignity
of
Princes
are
exempted
,
who
meete
with
fewe
friendes
so
faithfull
,
that
in
any
spirituall
nec●ssity
whatsoeuer
,
list
to
apply
any
such
charitable
corsiue
,
not
to
incurre
displeasure
:
and
fawning
foes
to
many
,
that
with
the
pleasing
venim
of
flattery
,
will
be
ready
to
christen
any
vice
by
the
name
of
vertue
,
to
gayne
royall
grace
and
fauour
.
Holy
though
a
man
according
to
Gods
hart
,
yet
was
his
court
haunted
with
such
vermin
,
and
his
eares
acquainted
with
the
musicke
of
such
Sirenes
songs
.
(
saith
he
is
not
found
in
kinges
houses
,
and
the
text
of
seldome
soundeth
in
the
Pallaces
of
Princes
.
This
being
the
dangerous
estate
of
the
worlds
dearlings
,
especially
of
Kinges
&
Queenes
:
passing
necessary
it
is
,
yf
they
desire
from
the
short
&
variable
pleasure
of
corruptible
crownes
,
to
passe
vnto
the
endlesse
and
immutable
glory
of
an
euerlasting
kingdome
,
that
they
should
principally
procure
,
such
faithful
&
vertuous
teachers
,
to
instruct
them
in
the
way
of
truth
and
piety
,
of
whom
no
suspition
can
be
had
,
that
either
priuate
interest
causeth
them
to
speake
to
please
:
or
any
feare
conceiued
,
that
they
vse
silence
not
to
offende
:
such
as
be
the
spirituall
bookes
of
auncient
and
learned
fathers
,
whose
liues
for
holy
conuersation
were
gratious
in
the
eyes
of
men
,
and
their
deathes
for
the
sweete
smell
of
vertue
,
pretious
in
the
sight
of
God
.
For
these
be
they
,
which
(
far
vnlike
to
many
courting
Chaplins
,
that
chaunt
litle
other
euensonge
then
in
the
pleasing
tune
of
teach
the
way
of
truth
,
without
respect
of
persons
:
giuing
the
same
documents
,
to
great
and
sinall
:
and
without
all
distinction
of
dignity
,
powre
wine
and
oile
into
the
woundes
of
our
soules
,
launcing
the
festered
vlcers
of
obdurate
and
seared
consciences
:
and
applying
comfortable
lenitiues
,
and
sweete
salues
,
to
them
that
be
of
contrite
harts
,
of
tender
and
timorous
disposition
.
For
as
much
therefore
as
diuine
grace
that
inspired
into
your
soule
,
that
heavenly
resolution
,
as
to
seeke
for
such
spirituall
masters
,
as
may
without
all
feare
of
erronious
direction
,
guide
you
in
the
sea
of
this
worlde
(
where
not
only
the
surging
waues
of
aduersity
,
but
much
more
the
swete
gale
of
delighting
prosperity
is
dangerous
)
to
the
barbour
of
true
repose
,
and
happy
tranquillity
:
to
whom
more
worthily
coulde
I
present
this
rare
ie
well
of
glorious
Dialogues
,
entreating
of
the
miraculous
liues
of
diuers
renowned
Saints
,
then
to
the
Princely
person
of
your
Maiesty
:
wherein
you
may
beholde
the
faith
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
to
which
by
him
our
country
was
first
coūerted
:
and
in
which
so
many
Kinges
and
Queenes
your
predecessours
,
through
the
current
of
diuers
happy
ages
,
gloriously
ended
their
dayes
:
where
in
also
you
may
finde
so
many
heauenly
lessons
very
delightfull
to
reade
,
and
passing
profitable
to
practise
:
viewe
great
numbers
of
familiar
examples
,
of
diuers
holy
persons
:
and
see
the
comfortable
endes
,
sweete
deathes
,
and
soueraigne
rewardes
of
Gods
seruantes
:
rauishing
our
soules
with
the
loue
of
vertue
,
and
drawing
our
thoughts
,
from
the
shorte
,
vncertayne
,
and
false
ioyes
of
this
worlde
,
to
the
serious
cogitation
,
of
the
eternall
,
permanent
,
and
true
delight
of
the
worlde
to
come
:
and
that
in
a
most
familiar
,
and
pleasing
manner
,
no
griefe
interposing
it selfe
,
except
it
be
that
(
which
is
to
be
wished
)
of
true
contrition
for
sinne
:
or
els
that
which
other
busines
bringeth
,
by
drawing
vs
from
so
sweete
conuersation
:
or
lastly
to
see
that
the
golden
streame
of
so
diuine
a
discourse
,
runneth
not
still
forwarde
in
an
endlesse
channell
.
As
your
royal
disposition
to
vertue
,
hath
iustly
deserued
the
dedication
of
this
booke
:
so
the
loue
of
the
author
himselfe
blessed
not
only
to
our
country
in
general
,
but
to
your
most
excellent
person
in
particular
,
perswadeth
the
same
.
For
if
the
purple
glutton
buried
in
hell
,
had
care
of
his
brethren
,
and
praied
for
them
,
moued
thereunto
of
mere
natural
compassion
:
how
much
more
doth
his
soule
raigning
in
heauen
,
inflamed
with
supernatural
charity
tender
the
good
of
them
whom
whiles
he
liued
he
loued
so
deerely
.
Being
vpon
earth
such
was
his
affection
to
our
nation
,
that
by
his
pastorall
care
it
and
being
yet
mortall
he
wrotte
to
Queene
of
England
,
most
kinde
letters
,
encouraging
hir
by
the
example
of
(
the
glory
of
great
Britayne
)
to
labour
the
conuersion
of
the
kinge
and
his
people
,
and
therfore
no
question
,
but
liuing
now
in
heauen
,
his
charity
to
God
being
greater
,
his
loue
towarde
vs
is
not
lesse
and
consequently
no
doubt
can
be
made
,
but
with
farre
more
burning
zeale
,
he
doth
sollicitte
in
that
celestiall
court
the
cause
of
our
country
:
and
enioying
him selfe
immortall
felicity
,
both
desireth
and
also
laboureth
,
the
temporall
and
eternall
happines
of
our
most
gratious
Princes
To
these
former
reasons
which
especiallye
gaue
support
to
my
fearefull
harte
,
this
also
was
adioyned
as
no
small
inducement
,
to
thincke
that
I
was
the
first
,
that
offered
his
labours
to
your
most
excellent
Maiesty
:
for
whereas
diuers
of
diuers
professions
,
haue
directed
theire
workes
to
our
most
dread
Soueraigne
,
and
one
also
to
our
younge
Prince
(
your
deere
sonne
,
and
the
orient
obiect
of
our
countries
ioye
)
so
none
at
all
for
ought
that
I
can
learne
,
much
lesse
that
professeth
the
religion
os
hath
hitherto
presented
any
booke
to
your
Princely
person
.
Together
with
this
alluring
motiue
concurred
also
the
very
tyme
it selfe
of
the
newe
yeare
,
dedicated
by
longe
and
laudable
custome
(
descending
to
vs
from
our
forefathers
)
to
the
giving
and
receiuing
of
divers
giftes
and
presents
.
Voulsafe
therefore
most
noble
Queene
gratiously
to
accept
,
among
so
many
Princely
giftes
this
small
present
,
of
Saintes
liues
(
written
a
thowsande
yeares
since
,
by
the
glorious
Apostle
of
inferior
no
question
to
any
for
temporal
value
,
but
yelding
to
none
at
all
as
I
verily
suppose
in
spiritual
and
true
estimation
:
to
grace
with
the
benigne
beames
of
your
roiall
countenance
these
my
poore
labours
,
published
to
the
worldes
viewe
,
vnder
the
patronage
of
your
gratious
Highnes
,
which
your
renoumed
inclination
to
vertue
,
and
pious
affection
to
spirituall
bookes
hath
deserued
:
the
loue
of
to
our
countrie
,
and
the
Queenes
of
England
,
hath
allotted
you
:
&
my
happy
fortune
to
be
the
first
in
this
kinde
,
with
the
very
consideration
of
the
tyme
it selfe
,
hath
iustlie
consecrated
to
your
most
excellent
and
worthie
person
:
and
to
cast
a
fauorable
eye
vpon
the
first
fruites
of
my
syncere
and
seruiceable
affection
,
which
is
such
,
that
shoulde
I
mention
,
worthily
might
I
be
suspected
:
and
yet
verily
hope
,
were
it
knowne
,
that
it
woulde
neuer
by
Princely
bountie
be
reiected
.
The
newe
borne
Sauiour
of
the
worlde
,
Christ
Iesus
,
send
you
in
earthly
courte
,
both
this
and
many
happy
newe
yeares
:
and
eternity
of
yeares
,
in
the
celestiall
court
of
heauene
.
The
first
of
Ianuarie
,
is
no
kinde
of
study
(
yood
Christian
reader
)
that
either
generally
so
contenteth
all
humors
,
and
fitteth
all
affections
:
or
which
bringeth
such
honest
pleasure
to
the
soule
,
and
with
so
exquisite
knowledge
,
and
necessary
documents
for
the
direction
of
a
man●life
,
furnisheth
our
vnderstanding
:
or
so
forcibly
and
sweetlye
inclineth
our
wills
to
the
pu●suite
of
vertue
,
as
doth
the
reading
of
a
learned
and
holy
history
.
Some
there
be
that
delight
in
the
speculation
of
the
Mathematicks
:
others
otherwise
addicted
principally
price
poetrye
,
and
the
study
of
humanity
:
some
take
no
pleasure
,
but
in
the
secrets
of
philosophy
and
Aphorismes
of
and
others
whose
harts
Gods
grace
hath
more
touched
,
rapt
as
it
were
with
all
earthly
thinges
,
and
bestowe
them selues
wholy
in
diuinitye
,
and
the
most
pleasant
contemplation
of
heauenly
mysteries
.
Yet
this
variety
of
natures
,
and
diuersity
of
desires
,
is
Titus
Liuius
theire
robes
,
and
made
them
white
in
the
bloude
of
the
lambe
:
S.
Gregories
Ioseph
:
Absalon
Worcester
,
Werfredus
many
false
prophets
shall
rise
and
●seduce
many
:
and
as
the
Apostle
foretolde
,
and
as
experience
teacheth
,
newe
religions
dayly
spring
vp
and
multiply
:
and
therfore
great
reason
we
haue
,
carefully
to
looke
vnto
our selues
,
that
we
suffer
not
s●ipwrake
about
the
faith
,
and
perish
vpon
the
mutable
sandes
,
of
late
inuen●ions
.
For
auoyding
of
which
perill
,
what
pilot
more
cunning
can
we
desire
,
in
the
tempes̄tuous
sea
,
and
surging
waues
of
these
diuerse
opinions
,
to
conduct
vs
to
the
secure
harbour
of
the
auncient
,
catholicke
,
and
Apostolick
church
,
then
blessed
For
if
we
wish
an
indifferent
iudge
,
and
one
that
was
longe
before
we
fell
at
variance
:
he
is
so
auncient
,
that
he
liued
a
thousand
yeares
agoe
,
and
so
by
common
computation
within
the
compasse
of
the
primatiue
church
.
Yf
we
seeke
for
vertue
,
he
was
therein
so
rare
,
that
both
in
his
life
tyme
,
he
was
had
in
great
reuerence
,
and
after
his
death
honoured
for
a
Saint
.
Yf
we
desire
learning
,
he
is
so
excellent
,
that
he
is
reputed
for
one
of
the
fower
princicipall
doctors
of
the
church
,
and
worthily
surnamed
and
generally
so
famous
,
that
with
his
praise
the
earth
is
full
,
ana
his
glory
aboue
the
heauens
.
a
doctor
of
the
greke
church
,
who
liued
not
long
after
his
time
,
giueth
him
this
commendation
(
quoth
he
also
Bishop
of
his
praises
in
this
manner
And
the
Councell
of
in
this
manner
extolleth
him
To
conclude
,
such
as
desire
more
herein
,
I
referre
them
to
our
dere
country
man
that
liued
within
lesse
then
one
hundred
yeares
after
him
,
(
as
is
euident
out
of
the
two
last
chapters
of
his
history
,
translated
into
our
english
tongue
)
who
in
that
saide
story
of
our
countries
conuersion
,
maketh
a
briefe
rehersall
of
his
learned
works
,
among
which
this
of
his
Dialogues
is
also
mentioned
.
There
also
he
calleth
him
,
and
recounteth
many
of
his
notable
acts
,
of
piety
and
religion
:
and
diuerse
zealous
labours
,
emploied
for
Christ
and
his
church
:
which
for
breuity
sake
,
I
willingly
passe
ouer
with
silence
.
Neither
haue
only
Catholicke
fathers
and
councels
,
had
this
reuerent
opinion
of
blessed
Pope
but
Protestants
also
,
iudge
him
worthy
of
honour
,
and
commendation
.
Among
many
to
name
two
or
three
.
Master
sometime
of
thinketh
him
so
sound
for
religion
,
that
for
credit
of
his
cause
he
thus
cryeth
out
.
also
,
so
magnisieth
this
father
,
that
he
vouchsafeth
him
,
of
this
honorable
title
.
(
quoth
he
And
master
not
long
since
of
in
his
Chronicle
intreating
of
the
conuersion
of
our
country
from
Idolatry
,
and
paganisme
,
to
the
faith
of
Christ
,
writteth
thus
.
Finally
his
memory
is
continued
in
the
church
of
and
him selfe
enrold
in
the
callendar
for
a
Saint
in
heauen
:
and
I
verily
thinke
,
fewe
Protestants
yet
so
far
waded
in
malice
,
that
they
dare
condemne
him
of
false
doctrine
,
and
heresy
:
or
without
blushing
affirme
him
for
infidelity
to
be
damned
in
hell
.
This
being
so
,
what
better
vmpiere
in
this
cause
can
be
had
then
he
?
what
arbiter
more
indifferent
to
tell
vs
what
religion
florished
,
not
only
in
his
time
,
but
also
in
the
agesprecedent
?
and
so
consequently
,
which
is
the
true
faith
of
For
by
common
confession
,
what
religion
was
in
those
pure
times
,
by
holy
men
taught
,
beleued
,
and
practised
,
is
that
,
which
the
only
bogotten
Sonne
,
brought
from
the
bosome
of
his
Father
:
that
which
the
Apostles
,
planted
in
the
world
,
and
registred
in
the
writinges
of
the
newe
testament
:
and
that
,
which
euery
one
,
that
desireth
to
come
to
heauen
,
ought
with
his
hart
firmely
to
embrace
,
and
in
his
life
sincerely
S.
Peter
S.
Gregory
S.
Gregory
S.
Gregory
brethren
that
liue
familiarly
with
me
,
do
enforce
me
by
all
meanes
,
briefly
to
commit
vnto
writing
,
some
miracles
of
those
fathers
,
which
we
haue
heard
done
in
Italy
.
For
the
effecting
wherof
,
I
stande
in
very
great
nede
of
your
charitable
assistance
:
to
witt
,
that
you
woulde
signify
vnto
me
such
things
,
as
come
to
your
memory
,
or
it
hath
bene
your
chance
to
knowe
.
For
I
remember
See
lib.
1.
cap
7.
well
,
that
you
tolde
me
some
thinges
,
concerning
Abbot
Nonnosus
,
who
liued
nere
vnto
Anastasius
of
Pentumis
,
which
I
haue
quite
forgotten
.
Wherefore
I
desire
you
,
to
write
vnto
me
both
that
,
and
whatsoeuer
els
you
knowe
of
like
quality
,
and
spedily
to
sende
them
,
vnlesse
you
determine
to
be
here
shortly
your selfe
in
person
.
S.
Gregory
Amen
Amen
I
say
to
you
,
he
that
beleueth
in
me
,
the
workes
that
I
do
he
also
shall
do
,
and
greater
then
these
shall
he
do
:
S.
Chrisostome
S.
Babilas
S.
Gregory
S.
Gregory
About
hallowtide
last
past
,
in
the
marshes
of
Dansey
hūdrec
,
in
a
place
called
South
,
minster
,
in
the
country
of
Essex
,
a
strange
thinge
happened
:
there
suddainly
appeared
an
infinite
multitude
of
mice
,
which
ouerwhelming
the
whole
earth
in
the
saide
marshes
,
did
sheare
&
gnawe
the
grasse
by
the
rootes
,
spoiling
&
tainting
the
same
,
with
their
venimous
teeth
,
in
such
sort
,
that
the
cattel
which
grased
thereon
were
smitte
,
with
a
murrin
,
&
died
thereof
:
which
vermin
by
pollicy
of
man
could
not
be
destroied
,
till
at
length
it
came
to
passe
,
that
there
flocked
together
,
all
about
the
same
marshes
,
such
a
number
of
owles
,
as
al
the
shire
was
not
able
to
yelde
,
wherby
the
marshholders
,
were
shortly
deliuered
from
the
vexation
of
the
said
mice
.
S.
Gregory
S.
Gregory
S.
Augustine
S.
Gregory
Hampton
courte
S.
Hieron
S.
Gregorie
S.
Sebastian
S.
Gregorye
S.
Gregorie
S.
Thomas
Aquinas
S.
Gregorie
more
to
be
desired
then
golde
&
many
pretious
stones
,
and
more
swete
then
the
hony
and
the
hony
combe
:
the
Paradise
of
God
,
or
Egipt
to
them
that
come
into
Segor
.
S.
Luke
S.
Marcke
Iohn
Baptist
Where
is
now
the
god
of
Helias
?
Yow
are
they
that
iustisye
your selues
before
men
,
but
God
knoweth
your
hartes
,
for
that
whiche
is
highe
to
men
is
ab●omminable
in
the
sighte
of
God
.
S.
Laurence
S.
Steuen
My
father
euen
to
this
tyme
doth
worcke
,
and
I
do
In
Isaac
shal
sede
be
called
to
the
:
I
haue
appointed
thee
to
be
a
father
of
many
nations
:
promised
him
sayinge
:
I
wil
bless●hee
,
and
multiplye
thy
sede
as
the
starres
of
the
heauen
,
and
as
the
sand
of
the
sea
:
Isaac
did
praye
vnto
our
Lorde
,
for
his
wise
bycause
she
was
barren
,
who
did
heare
him
,
and
Rebecca
conceiued
:
S.
Proculus
Iesus
Christ
S.
Sebastian
S.
Sebastian
Yf
they
eye
be
naughte
,
al
thy
bodye
shal
be
darcke
S.
Peter
S.
Paul
S.
Peter
S.
Bennet
S.
Peter
How
manye
hired
men
in
my
fathers
house
do
abounde
with
breade
?
S.
Peter
Now
I
knowe
verilye
that
our
Lord
hath
sent
his
Angel
,
and
hath
deliuered
me
from
the
hande
of
Herod
,
and
from
all
the
expectation
of
the
people
of
the
Iewes
.
vnto
whom
to
liue
is
Christe
and
to
dye
is
gaine
S.
Paul
Iesus
Christ
S.
Iohne
He
was
the
true
lighte
,
which
doth
lighten
euery
man
comming
into
this
worlde
.
Of
his
fulnes
we
haue
all
receiued
.
S.
Martin
S.
Iohns
Vsiltericus
,
Rudericus
Iesus
Christ
He
that
cleaueth
vnto
our
Lorde
,
is
one
spirit
with
him
Who
knoweth
the
sence
of
our
Lorde
,
or
who
hath
bene
his
counsellor
?
for
what
man
knoweth
those
thinges
which
belonge
to
man
,
but
the
spirit
of
man
which
is
in
him
.
But
we
haue
not
receiued
the
spirit
of
this
worlde
,
but
the
spirit
which
is
of
God
:
that
eye
hath
not
sene
nor
eare
hearde
,
nor
it
hath
ascended
into
the
harte
of
man
,
those
thinges
which
God
hath
prepared
for
them
that
loue
him
,
but
God
hathe
reuealed
to
vs
by
his
spirit
.
O
the
depthe
of
the
riches
of
the
wisdom
and
knowledge
of
God
:
how
incomprehensible
be
his
iudgements
,
and
his
waies
inuestigable
.
with
my
lippes
haue
I
vttered
all
the
iudgementes
of
thy
mouth
.
S.
Paul
I
haue
with
my
lippes
vttered
all
the
iudgements
,
of
thy
mouthe
S.
Paul
S.
Paul
he
breatheth
where
he
will
her
alone
,
for
her
soule
is
in
griefe
,
and
God
hath
concealed
it
from
me
,
and
hath
not
tolde
Daniel
.
cap.
thowe
shall
binde
vpon
earth
,
it
shall
be
bound
also
in
the
heauens
:
&
whatsoeuer
thowe
shalt
loose
in
earth
,
shal
be
loosed
also
in
the
heauens
.
Iesus
Christ
S.
Iohne
S.
Iohne
many
as
receiued
him
,
he
gaue
them
power
to
be
made
the
sonnes
of
God
.
Act.
9.
Act.
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
S.
Paul
S.
Iohn
God
is
charity
S.
Iohne
Baptist
If
I
do
not
departe
the
comforter
will
not
come
vnto
you
:
vnles
I
do
go
awaye
,
the
comforter
will
not
come
:
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
I
will
place
my
seate
in
the
northe
,
and
I
will
be
like
to
the
highest
:
Narnie
,
Cassius
S.
Andrewe
Iesus
Christ
Iesus
Christ
S.
Peter
he
mighte
in
them
trye
Israel
S.
Paul
cursers
shal
posses
the
kingdome
of
God
.
woe
be
to
me
for
beeing
silent
,
because
I
am
a
man
that
haue
defiled
lippes
:
I
dwe●
in
the
middest
of
a
people
,
that
hath
defiled
lippes
.
He
that
turneth
away
his
eare
that
he
heare
not
the
lawe
,
his
praier
shal
be
execrable
:
S.
Peter
Iesus
Christ
Iesus
Christ
Let
the
husband
render
debt
to
the
wife
,
and
the
wife
likewise
to
the
husbande
.
Yf
thow
doest
cast
vs
forthe
,
sende
vs
into
the
hearde
of
swine
S.
Peter
S.
Peters
S.
Peter
I
became
weake
,
and
was
sicke
for
verye
many
daies
S.
Pe●er
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
Can
you
drincke
the
chalice
,
which
I
shall
drincke
My
chalice
verily
shall
you
drincke
,
but
to
sitt
at
my
righte
hand
or
lefte
,
is
not
myne
to
giue
you
:
S.
Paules
S.
Paules
S.
Steuene
●●les
the
graine
of
wheat
fallinge
Iohan.
12.
〈◊〉
into
the
earthe
doth
dy
,
it selfe
remayneth
alone
:
but
if
it
dy
,
it
bringeth
forth
muche
fruite
.
In
the
beginninge
was
the
worde
,
and
the
worde
was
with
God
.
All
thinges
were
made
by
him
.
S.
Marcke
Myne
eye
hath
brought
forth
di●isions
of
waters
Giue
me
your
blessinge
,
a
southern
and
dry
lande
you
ha●e
giuen
me
,
ioyne
also
a
wattery
:
and
he
gaue
her
a
watterie
grounde
aboue
and
beneath
.
S.
Laurence
Sainct
Iohne
S.
Iohne
as
he
Ioan.
13.
v.
yeelded
his
life
for
vs
,
so
we
likewise
shold
yeeld
our
liues
for
our
brethren
:
The
iust
man
doth
perish
,
and
there
is
none
that
doth
ponder
it
in
his
hart
:
and
men
of
mercye
are
gathered
together
,
because
there
is
none
that
hath
vnderstandinge
.
Open
ye
,
that
they
may
goe
forth
which
doe
tread
it
vnder
foote
.
There
is
a
time
of
casting
stones
abroad
,
and
a
tyme
of
gathering
them
together
.
I
haue
said
in
myne
hart
of
the
sonnes
of
men
,
that
God
wold
proue
them
,
and
shew
them
to
be
like
vnto
beastes
:
therfore
here
is
one
death
of
men
and
beastes
,
and
theire
state
is
both
alike
:
As
a
man
dieth
,
so
do
beastes
dye
:
Al
thinges
breath
alike
,
and
man
hath
nothinge
more
then
beastes
.
Al
thinges
are
subiect
to
vanity
,
&
all
thinges
goe
to
one
place
:
of
the
earth
they
were
made
,
and
into
the
earth
they
returne
againe
.
The
preacher
The
preacher
Let
vs
all
together
heare
an
end
of
speaking
:
Feare
God
,
keepe
his
commandementes
,
for
this
is
euery
man
.
Let
vs
altogether
heare
This
therfore
seemeth
vnto
me
goode
,
that
a
man
sholde
eate
and
drincke
:
and
takeioye
of
his
labour
:
It
is
better
to
goe
vnto
the
house
of
mourning
,
then
to
the
house
of
feasting
.
for
in
that
we
are
put
in
minde
of
the
end
of
all
men
:
and
the
liuing
man
thincketh
what
he
shall
be
.
O
yong
man
reioice
in
thy
youth
:
for
youth
and
pleasure
be
vaine
thinges
.
The
death
of
man
and
beastes
is
one
,
and
theire
condition
both
a
like
:
As
man
dieth
,
so
they
also
dy
:
Al
thinges
doe
breath
alike
,
and
a
man
hath
not
any
more
then
beastes
:
What
hath
a
wise
man
more
then
a
foole
,
and
what
a
poore
man
,
but
that
he
may
goe
thither
where
life
is
?
What
soeuer
they
hand
can
doe
,
instantly
worcke
:
because
with
them
in
h●l
whether
thou
goest
,
there
shal
be
neither
wor●ke
,
nor
reason
,
nor
knowledge
,
nor
wisdom
:
To
al
men
I
became
al
thinges
,
that
I
might
saue
al
S.
Paul
faith
is
the
substance
of
thinges
to
be
hoped
for
,
the
argument
of
thinges
not
appearing
:
S.
Peter
S.
Paul
S.
Iuuenall
S.
Eleutherius
S.
Peter
S.
Peter
S.
Clements
Wheresoeuer
the
body
shal
be
,
thither
will
the
eagles
be
gathered
together
S.
Paul
I
desire
to
be
dissolued
and
to
●
with
Christ
S.
Paules
We
knowe
that
if
our
terestrial
house
of
this
habitation
be
dissolued
,
that
we
haue
a
buildinge
of
God
;
and
house
not
made
with
handes
,
but
euerlasting
in
heauen
.
In
theire
land
,
they
shal
possesse
double
To
euery
one
of
them
white
stoales
were
giuen
that
they
should
rest
yet
a
little
tyme
,
vntill
the
number
of
theire
fellow-seruantes
and
brethren
were
complete
.
S.
Sixtus
S.
Ianuarius
Marcellus
,
Valentinian
,
Agnellus
that
he
may
dipp
the
topp
of
his
finger
into
the
water
,
and
may
refrethe
my
tongue
:
because
I
am
tormented
in
this
flame
.
Go
into
euerlasting
fire
,
which
is
prepared
for
the
deuil
and
his
angels
.
A
rupture
of
the
earth
,
that
casteth
forth
fire
.
S.
Laurence
There
was
a
certaine
rich
man
,
and
he
was
clad
with
purple
and
silke
,
and
he
fared
euery
day
magnificallye
:
and
there
was
a
certaine
begger
called
Lazarus
,
that
lay
at
his
gate
ful
of
sores
,
desiring
to
be
filled
of
the
crommes
that
fel
from
the
rich
mans
table
,
and
none
did
giue
him
,
but
the
dogges
also
came
and
licked
his
sores
:
Lazarus
died
,
and
was
carried
of
the
Angels
into
Abrahames
bosome
:
and
the
rich
man
also
died
,
and
was
buried
in
hell
:
who
lifting
vp
his
eies
being
in
tormentes
,
sawe
Abraham
a
far
of
,
and
Lazarus
in
his
bosome
,
and
he
cried
saying
:
father
Abraham
haue
mercye
on
me
,
and
send
Lazarus
that
he
may
dippe
the
tippe
of
his
finger
into
water
,
for
to
coole
my
tongue
,
because
I
am
tormented
in
this
flame
.
Sonne
,
remember
that
thowe
diddes●
receiue
goode
thinges
in
thy
life
tyme
,
and
Lazarus
likewise
euil
.
Father
I
beseeche
the
that
thow
woldest
send
him
vnto
my
fathers
house
,
for
I
haue
fiue
brethren
,
for
to
testify
vnto
them
,
least
they
also
come
into
this
place
of
tormentes
.
that
he
had
receiued
euil
thinges
in
his
life
.
Thow
hast
receiued
goode
thinges
in
thy
life
:
Send
Lazarus
,
that
he
may
dippe
the
tippe
of
his
finger
into
water
,
and
coolemy
tongue
:
Ionas
,
Ezechiell
HOW
SOMETIME
SOVLES
READY
to
depart
this
worlde
,
that
know
not
one
an
other
,
know
yet
what
tormentes
for
theire
sinnes
,
or
like
rewardes
for
theire
goode
dedes
,
they
shall
receiue
.
And
of
the
death
of
Open
vnto
me
the
gates
of
iustice
Psal.
17.
v.
and
being
gone
into
them
,
I
will
confesse
vnto
our
Lorde
:
this
is
the
gate
of
our
Lorde
,
iuste
men
shall
enter
in
by
it
:
Steuen
Optio
Steuen
Optio
In
the
house
of
my
father
,
there
be
many
mansions
Then
I
wil
say
to
the
reapers
:
Gather
vp
the
cockle
and
binde
it
into
bundels
to
burne
.
S.
Peters
swetenes
be
wormes
Walke
whiles
you
haue
the
lighte
:
In
tyme
accepted
haue
I
hearde
the
,
and
in
the
day
of
saluation
haue
I
holpen
the
:
S.
Paul
Beholde
nowe
is
the
tyme
acceptable
:
beholde
nowe
the
the
daye
os
saluation
.
Salomon
whatsoeuer
thy
hand
is
able
to
doe
,
worcke
it
instantlye
:
for
neither
worcke
,
nor
reason
,
nor
knowledge
,
nor
wisdome
,
shal
be
in
hel
,
whether
thow
doest
hasten
:
Dauid
Because
his
mercy
is
for
euer
.
that
he
which
speaketh
blasphemye
against
the
holy
Ghost
,
that
it
shal
not
be
sorgiuen
him
,
neither
in
this
worlde
,
nor
in
the
worlde
to
come
.
S.
Paul
Christ
is
the
foundation
And
if
any
man
build
vpon
this
soundation
,
gold
,
siluer
,
pretious
stones
,
woode
,
hay
,
stubble
:
the
worcke
of
euery
one
of
what
kinde
it
is
,
the
fire
shal
trye
,
if
any
mans
worcke
abide
which
he
built
therevpon
,
he
shal
receiue
rewarde
:
if
any
mans
worcke
burne
,
he
shal
suffre
detriment
,
but
him selfe
shal
be
saued
,
yet
so
as
by
fire
.
Praier
for
soules
de●parted
Thow
hast
deliuered
my
soule
from
the
lower
hel
:
that
he
sawe
a
booke
sealed
with
seauen
seales
:
and
that
non
was
found
,
worthy
neither
in
heauen
,
nor
in
earth
,
nor
vnder
the
earth
,
to
open
the
booke
and
loose
the
seales
thereof
:
and
I
wept
much
The
wicked
shal
goe
into
euerlasting
punnishment
,
and
the
iust
into
euerlasting
life
:
Pray
for
your
enemies
that
God
may
giue
them
repentance
to
knowe
the
truthe
,
and
recouer
them selues
from
the
deuil
,
of
whom
they
are
held
captiue
at
his
will
?
Dreames
haue
made
manye
to
err
,
and
hooping
in
them
haue
they
bene
deceiued
:
You
shall
not
be
sothsaiers
,
nor
obserue
dreames
:
Dreames
follow
many
cares
Nabuchod
mosors
ô
king
diddest
beginne
to
thincke
in
thy
●edd
,
what
should
happen
in
tymes
to
come
:
and
he
that
reuealeth
mysteries
,
did
shewe
the
what
thinges
should
come
:
Thow
diddest
see
,
and
behold
as
it
were
a
great
statua
:
that
great
statua
,
and
highe
of
stature
did
stand
against
the
&c.
S.
Ianuarius
S.
Laurence
S.
Iohn
Iesus
Christ
And
her
lookes
were
not
any
more
chaunged
to
diuers
thinges
Yf
thow
offer
thy
gifte
at
the
altar
,
and
there
thow
remember
that
thy
brother
hath
oughte
against
the
,
leaue
there
thy
offering
before
the
altar
,
and
goe
first
to
be
reconciled
to
thy
brother
,
and
then
comming
thow
shalt
offer
thy
gift
.
Written
by
the
auncient
,
learned
,
and
holy
doctor
S.
Augustin
:
and
tranflated
into
our
English
tongue
by
P.
W.
Hebr. cap. 13. v. 7. Remember your Prelates , which haue spoken the wordes of God to you : the ende of whose conuersation beholding , imitate their faith .
Gregor. lib. 8. epistol. cap. 37. He that desireth throughly to be filled with delitious foode : let him reade the workes of Blessed Augustin .
ACcordinge
to
promise
(
gentle
Reader
)
I
haue
here
for
the
antiquitie
and
veritie
of
our
religion
,
added
to
S.
the
testimonie
of
glorious
S.
vpon
whom
the
heauenly
dewe
of
Gods
grace
was
so
plentifully
powred
,
that
he
was
for
sharpenesse
of
witt
,
depth
of
learninge
,
and
holynes
of
life
,
both
to
them
of
his
time
,
and
all
posteritie
,
the
light
of
the
world
,
and
salt
of
the
earth
.
Many
,
singular
,
and
rare
testimonies
for
his
vertue
,
learninge
,
and
zeale
of
true
religion
,
might
be
produced
:
but
I
will
content
my selfe
only
with
two
.
The
first
shal
be
of
S.
Bishoppe
of
who
writeth
thus
in
his
commendation
:
The
second
shal
be
of
master
one
liuing
in
our
dayes
,
and
not
partial
as
the
world
knoweth
on
our
syde
,
whose
woordes
be
these
.
and
generally
all
Protestants
so
esteeme
him
,
as
of
no
one
Doctor
more
.
To
this
holy
and
learned
Father
,
we
appeale
for
tryall
of
our
cause
.
They
denye
prayer
and
inuocation
of
Saintes
,
as
iniurious
to
Christ
,
and
sauoringe
of
idolatrye
:
we
defend
it
as
Catholicke
,
and
Apostolicall
.
They
condemne
pilgrimage
and
visitinge
of
Martyrs
tombes
for
superstitious
,
and
abhominable
:
We
teach
it
to
be
goode
and
lawfull
.
They
detest
shrininge
of
Saintes
bones
,
the
reuerent
touchinge
and
carrying
their
relicks
in
procession
:
We
imbrace
it
as
highly
redoundinge
to
the
honour
of
God
,
from
whose
diuine
fountayne
all
their
grace
did
flow
,
and
by
such
signes
do
praise
God
in
his
Saints
,
and
know
their
death
to
be
precious
in
his
sight
.
Now
whether
in
these
pointes
S.
doth
fauor
vs
,
or
helpe
them
,
that
I
leaue
to
the
iudgment
of
all
Protestants
,
thoughe
neuer
so
partiall
in
their
owne
cause
,
aster
they
haue
readd
ouer
this
smal
treatise
;
for
our
cause
is
so
clere
,
and
the
auncient
father
so
close
on
our
side
,
that
most
assured
I
am
,
were
his
name
suppressed
,
and
a
title
prefixed
accordingly
(
which
spirituall
stratagem
with
such
as
allowe
the
authoritye
of
this
,
Father
,
any
that
please
may
sone
put
in
practise
)
they
would
rather
scoffe
and
deride
them
for
phantastical
newes
sent
out
of
the
new
world
by
the
Iesuits
,
and
trim
tales
meete
for
dotinge
old
wemen
to
solace
them selues
,
then
once
imagin
that
such
doctrine
was
current
in
the
slourishinge
time
of
the
primatiue
Church
;
or
so
much
as
dreame
,
that
such
grosse
stuffe
in
their
concept
,
could
come
from
the
penn
of
that
learned
Clerck
and
worthy
Father
What
salue
then
for
this
sore
can
be
deuised
?
will
they
haply
say
,
that
the
booke
from
whence
this
doctrine
is
fetched
,
is
some
bastarde
,
lipp
,
and
falsely
fathered
,
vpon
that
holy
Doctor
?
This
shiste
can
not
serue
,
there
being
not
so
much
as
any
colour
to
countenance
such
a
cauill
:
for
all
learned
men
confesse
it
not
only
to
be
his
,
but
also
one
os
the
most
notable
monuments
that
euer
he
published
:
being
made
in
his
●iper
age
,
against
insultinge
Pagans
and
infidels
,
in
defence
of
Christian
religion
,
and
about
which
he
laboured
many
yeares
,
before
he
brought
it
to
perfection
:
all
which
circumstances
maturely
considered
,
make
his
authoritie
in
the
foresayd
articles
far
more
great
and
wayghtye
.
Will
they
tell
vs
that
he
wrot
a
booke
of
Retractations
,
and
so
not
vnlikely
that
these
opinions
of
his
be
there
recalled
?
willingly
should
I
graunt
it
,
yf
any
such
thinge
were
there
extant
:
but
seinge
no
cunninge
in
searchinge
can
finde
that
out
,
which
is
not
there
to
be
found
,
they
must
needes
graunt
,
that
this
answeare
bringeth
rather
corsiue
,
then
comfort
to
their
cause
:
sor
yf
in
his
latter
times
he
perused
ouer
all
his
workes
,
and
yet
neuer
reuoked
any
one
article
of
the
Catholike
faith
,
then
can
not
his
booke
of
Retractations
any
wayes
preiudice
,
but
rather
giue
them
more
creditt
,
and
make
his
authoritye
more
to
presse
them
.
And
what
man
of
common
sense
,
that
readeth
his
owne
woordes
,
will
euer
thinke
that
he
could
retract
what
he
there
writeth
,
concerning
prayer
to
Saints
,
visitation
of
relicks
and
the
like
?
seinge
they
were
not
any
priuate
opinions
of
his
owne
,
but
the
common
beleefe
and
practise
of
Gods
Church
,
as
is
euident
out
of
the
treatise
followinge
.
Smaller
matters
God
knoweth
they
be
,
which
he
speaketh
os
in
his
Retractations
,
and
two
only
things
he
retracteth
in
his
booke
of
the
from
whence
these
stories
are
taken
.
The
first
is
,
that
he
thought
it
a
miracle
,
that
fire
from
heauen
did
runne
betwene
Abrahams
sacrifice
(
quoth
he
The
second
is
,
where
he
sayth
was
not
the
sonne
of
(
quoth
he
Such
priuate
opinions
as
these
,
of
smal
importance
,
as
each
one
seeth
,
he
retracteth
in
that
booke
;
other
mayne
and
many
articles
of
diuinitye
,
in
controuersie
betwixt
them
and
vs
,
he
doth
not
retract
;
which
argueth
playnly
,
that
they
are
sound
,
and
Catholike
,
and
were
the
beleefe
of
that
time
.
And
this
the
Protestants
,
that
be
learned
be
not
ignorant
of
,
sor
which
cause
when
we
obiect
that
prayed
sor
his
mothers
soule
that
he
beleeued
Christ
to
haue
descended
into
that
part
of
hell
,
called
and
deliuered
from
thence
,
and
the
rest
os
the
holy
fathers
:
that
he
thought
it
necessary
to
vse
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
:
that
it
was
heresy
to
teach
that
virginity
and
marriage
were
os
like
merit
,
and
such
like
points
in
controuersie
:
they
neuer
tell
vs
,
that
he
retracted
these
opinions
,
knowing
full
wel
that
no
such
thing
is
there
to
be
found
:
and
therfore
though
this
deuise
runneth
vp
and
downe
in
corners
,
&
helpeth
sometimes
amongest
ignorant
people
,
and
giueth
a
prety
grace
when
his
booke
is
not
present
,
yet
most
sure
I
am
that
not
any
of
our
learned
aduersaries
would
be
willinge
to
ioyne
with
vs
vpon
that
yssue
,
being
not
ignorant
,
that
this
answeare
rather
desireth
darknes
then
loueth
light
:
which
is
the
reason
as
I
suppose
,
that
it
commeth
seldome
in
print
:
sor
except
it
were
once
,
yf
once
,
neuer
did
I
se
any
such
thinge
,
though
in
common
conserence
it
be
the
common
refuge
and
sanctury
.
The
Protestantes
of
burge
destitute
of
a
better
answer
,
help
out
the
matter
with
flatte
lying
,
making
to
reprehende
that
,
which
he
doth
highely
commende
(
say
they
But
this
ouer-reaching
libertie
argueth
their
cause
to
be
desperate
,
and
that
no
sounde
answere
can
be
found
to
auoide
so
irrefragable
a
testimonie
:
they
greatly
iniurie
that
worthy
father
,
he
neither
calleth
those
miracles
illusions
,
nor
censureth
the
people
for
superstitious
or
madde
:
those
termes
be
slippes
of
their
owne
planting
:
nay
what
doth
he
els
in
that
whole
chapter
▪
but
proue
that
the
catholicke
faith
wanteth
not
miracles
?
can
any
then
beleeue
,
that
he
would
call
them
illusions
,
by
which
he
affirmeth
our
faith
be
proued
?
Peruse
(
goode
reader
)
the
treatise
followinge
,
and
I
leaue
it
to
thy
iudgement
whether
they
had
the
feare
of
God
before
theire
eyes
,
that
entertayned
so
grosse
and
gracelesse
an
inuention
.
Glorious
then
whom
so
much
they
admire
(
notwithstanding
these
former
shiftes
)
is
ours
:
and
the
catholike
Church
,
the
Apostles
and
Christe
him selfe
,
is
oures
:
for
what
doctrine
he
brought
from
heauen
:
what
the
disciples
learned
of
him
,
and
their
posterity
receiued
from
them
:
that
did
this
worthy
Father
,
and
the
Church
of
Christ
in
his
time
beleeue
;
Wherof
as
no
good
Christian
euer
made
doubt
:
so
doth
himselfe
affirme
in
these
words
with
which
I
will
here
end
.
(
the
fathers
and
catholike
Doctors
)
Kings
Hippo
Millan
,
Geruasius
or
colony
is
a
place
inhabited
by
people
,
that
cam
from
som
other
place
.
Kings
Hippo
S.
Steuen
Iesus
Christ
S.
Steuen
THe
miracle
ensewing
(
gentle
Reader
)
I
haue
thought
verie
expedient
to
adde
in
this
place
,
(
though
far
inserior
to
the
former
sor
antiquity
)
because
it
was
wrought
for
the
proose
and
confirmation
of
diuers
articles
,
denied
by
the
Protestants
,
and
mayntained
by
the
Catholike
church
,
and
is
of
that
qualitie
that
no
shadowe
of
iust
exception
can
be
taken
against
it
.
For
it
was
written
by
a
religious
and
vertuous
man
,
that
liued
in
and
was
very
well
acquainted
with
his
life
and
conuersation
:
and
he
relateth
it
as
done
in
the
sight
of
the
world
,
with
the
particular
circumstances
,
of
persons
words
,
and
such
like
:
that
no
place
is
left
for
incredulous
suspition
or
calumniation
:
for
he
that
will
deny
so
manifest
a
story
,
may
with
like
reason
,
deny
any
histories
of
former
times
what-soeuer
.
To
ascribe
so
powerable
a
signe
to
the
operation
of
the
common
enemy
,
is
too
iniurious
to
the
renoumed
sanctitie
of
that
holy
and
great
seruant
of
God
,
whose
memory
is
not
only
reuerenced
of
vs
,
but
also
venerable
to
our
aduersaries
them selues
:
and
besides
,
it
is
an
olde
deuise
of
wicked
descending
to
them
by
inheritance
from
the
Pharisees
,
who
by
like
blasphemie
,
laboured
to
obscure
&
eneruate
the
miracles
of
Christ
himselfe
,
saying
.
To
this
may
be
added
,
that
if
any
Priests
of
iointly
and
ernestly
with
lou●
voyce
,
and
that
a
long
time
,
called
vppon
their
God
,
yea
and
launced
them selues
with
kniues
to
the
sheddinge
of
their
bloud
,
and
all
this
,
that
miraculous
fire
would
descend
from
heauen
for
the
consuminge
of
that
sacrifice
,
which
they
had
prepared
sor
his
honour
,
and
confirmation
of
that
religion
,
which
they
taught
:
but
as
the
scripture
sayth
attempted
to
rayse
vp
one
that
was
dead
,
as
reporteth
,
but
with
vnfortunate
successe
.
The
same
arch
heretike
,
as
both
the
foresayd
author
and
many
more
report
,
hauing
by
magicall
enchantments
mounted
him selfe
vp
in
the
aire
,
to
ascend
into
heauen
,
was
ouerthrowne
by
the
prayers
of
and
so
disgratiously
fell
downe
.
One
a
Monothelite
heretike
,
with
great
ostentation
,
vndertooke
,
to
rayse
vp
a
dead
man
,
therby
to
proue
his
damnable
doctrine
,
but
effected
no
such
thinge
The
like
disgrace
befell
a
great
Patriarch
of
the
Arrians
,
who
vpon
enuie
to
certaine
catholike
Bishoppes
samous
for
miracles
,
corrupted
a
certaine
cast-away
of
his
owne
sect
with
gold
,
to
faine
himselfe
blinde
,
that
by
restoring
him
his
sight
,
he
might
procure
glory
to
him selfe
,
and
credit
to
his
religion
.
The
wretched
man
accordinge
to
the
lesson
giuen
him
,
cryed
out
after
Passinge
by
in
the
streetes
,
adiuringe
him
by
that
power
which
he
had
,
to
restore
him
his
sight
.
The
hereticall
bishoppe
came
,
and
put
his
hand
vppon
his
eies
,
saying
.
Accordinge
to
our
fayth
,
by
which
we
beleeue
God
a
right
,
be
thine
eyes
opened
:
what
sollowed
?
Straight
waies
the
miserable
man
became
blinde
in
deede
:
wherevpon
he
pittysully
bewayled
his
wickednesse
,
detected
the
damnable
deuise
,
and
cried
out
to
the
bishoppe
saying
.
Behold
thy
golde
,
restore
me
the
light
of
mine
eyes
,
which
through
thy
deceipt
I
haue
lost
.
The
like
prankes
haue
bene
practised
,
not
only
by
diuers
others
,
but
also
by
the
new
masters
of
our
time
,
which
for
breuitie
sake
I
forbeare
to
prosecute
.
But
God
is
not
mocked
:
their
designements
by
diuine
prouidence
were
always
defeated
,
and
shame
to
them selues
,
and
confusion
to
theire
religion
,
was
the
sinall
rewarde
of
such
gracelesse
attempts
.
This
being
so
,
thoughe
denied
it
cannot
be
,
but
that
many
magicall
miscreants
by
Gods
permission
,
haue
done
very
strange
things
,
to
the
seducing
of
diuers
,
as
is
euident
in
and
that
not
only
by
the
testimony
of
other
authors
,
but
also
of
scripture
it selfe
:
yet
neuer
did
diuine
prouidence
suffer
any
such
to
be
wrought
sor
confirmation
of
false
doct●ine
,
as
the
sore-alledged
examples
do
abundantly
testifie
,
which
is
the
reason
,
why
miracles
especially
in
this
kinde
,
as
being
free
from
all
cauilling
exception
,
proue
infallibly
that
religion
to
be
of
God
,
which
is
by
such
powerable
signes
first
planted
amonge
Paganicall
infidels
,
or
afterwards
desended
against
the
innouation
of
after-rising
heretikes
:
and
thersore
no
maruaile
though
amongst
diuers
other
things
which
he
sayth
kept
him
in
the
church
(
as
the
very
name
the
succession
of
the
Bishopps
of
numbreth
also
miracles
.
And
moued
with
such
strange
miracles
,
as
supernaturall
grace
had
vouchsafed
to
worke
for
confirmation
of
the
Catholike
fayth
,
with
great
zeale
and
confidence
speaketh
thus
to
God
.
Seing
then
wrought
so
notable
and
apparant
a
miracle
,
to
proue
the
necessity
and
grace
of
baptisme
,
Prayer
for
the
dead
,
Inuocation
of
Saintes
,
Pilgrimage
,
Festiuall
dayes
,
Conse●ration
of
chrisine
,
&c.
Wha●
good
Christian
can
doubt
,
that
these
articles
●e
any
other
then
true
,
sound
,
and
Apostolicall
.
But
let
vs
now
heare
the
author
him selfe
,
whose
words
be
these
that
fellow
,
truly
translate●t
into
our
English
tongue
.
lies
in
hypocrisie
,
with
sained
wordes
made
marchandise
of
them
.
Euerie
where
nowe
churches
were
founde
●ithout
people
:
people
without
Priestes
:
Priestes
without
due
reuerence
:
to
conclud●
Christians
,
without
Christe
.
The
infantes
of
Christians
were
hindred
from
the
life
of
Christe
,
whiles
the
grace
of
Baptisme
was
denied
:
Prayers
and
oblations
sor
the
deade
were
derided
:
inuocation
of
Saintes
,
excommunication
of
Bishoppes
,
Pilgrimage
of
faithfull
people
,
building
of
churches
,
obseruation
of
festiuall
daies
,
hallowing
of
Chrisme
and
oile
:
to
be
short
,
all
ecclesiasticall
institutions
were
contemned
.
Sainte
Saturninus
Because
a
fewe
pages
(
goode
Reader
)
remayned
vacant
,
I
haue
added
these
miracles
folowing
,
taken
out
of
auncient
and
authentical
authors
.
*
Mennas
Cesarea
Philippi
Iesus
Christe
Cesarea
Philippi